Setlist.fm Terms Scorecard

Grade F — Predatory terms (score 45/100)

Setlist.fm forces users into binding arbitration and class action waivers, while claiming a perpetual, worldwide, and sublicensable license to all user-submitted content.

Forced arbitration, class action waiver, and broad content license.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
YES
Trains AI on your content
UNCLEAR
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
UNCLEAR
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Disputes, Including Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

YOU AGREE TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION.

You are prohibited from suing the company in court or joining others in a class action lawsuit.

Forums and User Content

you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicenseable, royalty-free right and license to use, reproduce, modify, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, display, archive and commercialize your User Content, in our sole discretion, in all formats and in all media channels now known or hereinafter discovered, without any compensation or acknowledgment to you or…

The company claims a perpetual, royalty-free license to use and commercialize anything you post.

Notice Regarding Future Changes to Terms

We may make changes to these Terms at any time. Any changes we make will be effective immediately when we post a revised version of these Terms on the Site. By continuing to use this Site after that date, you agree to the changes.

The company can change the terms at any time without notifying you, and your continued use counts as acceptance.

Violation of these Terms

If we determine that you have violated these Terms or the law, or for any other reason or for no reason, we may cancel your account, delete all your User Content, and prevent you from accessing the Site at any time without notice to you.

The company can ban you and delete your data for any reason without warning.

Limitation of Liability

OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS OR THE USE OF THE SITE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS.

The company limits its financial liability to you to a maximum of $100.

Violation of these Terms

We may provide law enforcement with information you provide to us related to your transactions to assist in any investigation or prosecution of you.

The company reserves the right to share your data with law enforcement.

Last reviewed 2026-08-18 under rubric v3.5.

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